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Nearly 40 years ago Alex Haley took the world by storm when he published the book Roots and engaged a groundswell that continues even today. Six million copies have been sold.

Genealogy has been a tradition long before our début here in recent memory or even this century or even the previous. Egyptians, Aztecs, Greeks, Romans, Chinese and more have faithfully left their stories for the benefit of those that follow. The Bible and other scriptural texts reference lists for generations. Family lines and their activities are documented. Obituaries, census records, and more capture these peoples' history and confirm their existence. Today with the influx of technology, large multi-million-person databases, efficient digital programs, and billions of interconnections boggle the mind and amaze even adept users.

What's all the fuss? Is it really worth all the time and effort thrown in that direction?

We talk about roots, and that is good because our lives spring forth from the source of ancestors who lived, struggled, and prevailed before we did. But the purpose of roots is to strengthen the branches. And so it is with genealogy. We capture the past to benefit, augment, and enhance the present. Our personal histories provide a venue for loving, helping, and inspiring our family, friends, and posterity. We talk of roots, but we glory in the shoots—the new young growth which will bear the fruit of the season.

2013 was a banner year for Family History, and a precursor for what is yet to come.

We believe that 2022 is that year for us. Let it be your time as well.

You can do it.
"You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than you can imagine." - Henry B. Eyring
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